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HimalayaNet #87 (October 2001)Welcome to the latest issue of HimalayaNet, the online newsletter of the Himalayan Explorers Connection (formerly the Himalayan Explorers Club). U.S. recipients should look for a letter from us soon announcing the name change. Remember that we depend on your support to continue publishing HimalayaNet and running our programs. And any new HEC members or supporters before December 31, 2001 will be entered into a drawing to win a pair of Leki Super Makalu Trekking poles!As always, if you'd like to post a message please e-mail us at himalayaNet@mountainexplorers.org. Scott Dimetrosky Executive Director, HEC IN THIS ISSUE: LOCAL NEWS 1. GOVERNMENT-MAOIST TALKS UNCERTAIN 2. CONFERENCE TO CELEBRATE MOUNTAIN WOMEN 3. NEW PRESIDENT FOR TREKKING AGENTS ASSOCIATION NEPAL 4. COMPUTERS INSTALLED IN NEPALESE HIGH SCHOOL 5. TIBETAN TEACHER IS DETAINED IN MILITARY HOSPITAL 6. POORLY PREPARED ASIAN COUNTRIES WARNED OF AIDS EPIDEMIC 7. SNOW FORCES DISABLED U.S. CLIMBER FROM EVEREST 8 FIVE CLIMBERS KILLED ON PUMORI HIMALAYAN EXPLORERS CONNECTION UPDATES 9. HEC PORTER ASSISTANCE PROJECT UPDATE: PORTER DOCUMENTARY ACCEPTED TO BANFF 10.VOLUNTEER NEPAL HIMALAYA UPDATE 11.JOIN THE HEC KHUMBU REFORESTATION PROJECT MONTHLY FEATURES 12. INTERNET CONNECTION: WHAT'S NEW ON THE WEB (CIWEC Medical Clinic) 13. DID YOU KNOW? THE MEANING OF DASAIN... MEMBERS POSTINGS 14A. LOOKING FOR INFO ON GOKYO/EVEREST BC 14B. PHYSICIAN SEEKS TO VOLUNTEER IN NEPAL 14C. LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON HELPING HAND CLUB NEPAL 14D. SEATTLE COURIERS NEEDED FOR ORPHANAGE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES HOW TO POST ON HIMALAYNET HIMALAYAN EXPLORERS MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION ********************************************************************** LOCAL NEWS ********************************************************************** 1. GOVERNMENT-MAOIST TALKS UNCERTAIN Immediate peace talks between the government and Maoists to end a bloody communist insurgency looked bleak as rebels set tough conditions for the third phase of negotiations. The three-man negotiating team representing the Maoists issued a press statement saying they could not engage in further peace talks until the government met a series of conditions, including the release of all political prisoners. The Maoists claim there are at least 300 such prisoners in jails. The rebels said they do not hold any prisoners themselves, even as the government asked Maoists to release more than 140 civilians and policemen still in their custody. "We have released all persons in our custody," a two-page statement released by the rebels at a news conference said. The government had initially suggested October 18 as a date to renew negotiations. The Maoist negotiators arrived in Kathmandu on October 17. The specific conditions for new negotiations are: that the government release 300 activists, make public whereabouts of missing persons, disband the armed police, call the army back to the barracks, and abrogate the preventive detention act. The Maoists also refuted charges they are perpetrating acts of violence while pursuing peace talks. ********************************************************************** 2. CONFERENCE TO CELEBRATE MOUNTAIN WOMEN International Conference: "Celebrating Mountain Women" / Kathmandu, Nepal / May 28-31, 2002 / Application Deadline: January 31, 2002. The UN's proposed International Year of the Mountains (IYM) 2002 has presented a unique opportunity to highlight the realities of life in the mountains and put women on the mountain agenda. In this context, ICIMOD and the Mountain Forum plan to hold a global conference, 'Celebrating Mountain Women' (CMW), to launch a long-term programme for mountain women at ICIMOD. This international conference is a chance to celebrate the drive, spirit and diversity of mountain women everywhere. The conference will bring together indigenous women, donor agencies, policy- makers and planners, entrepreneurs, and researchers to share the problems and progress of mountain women. Such a face to face interaction will facilitate dynamic solutions and an action programme that will help to overcome a wide range of neglect and poverty that plague many mountain areas of the world. During the planning meeting of CMW, which was held in Kathmandu from May 8-10 2001, the organizing committee elected women representing various parts of the world to form a Steering Committee (SC). These members will have an instrumental role in planning and organizing the upcoming events. They will advise, guide, support, assist and inform the Secretariat staff throughout the year. In addition, the SC members will organize regional meetings in their respective regions. The Planning Meeting of CMW also proposed five thematic areas as a basis for activities: Natural Resources and Environment, Health and Well Being, Entrepreneurship, Legal, Political and Human Rights, Culture and Indigenous Knowledge. These themes will receive focus through research presentations, policy discussions, best practices, songs, stories, theatre, videos, and so on. This International Conference will provide a new beginning through interaction, participation and expression. It will give mountain women a forum through which to articulate their concerns and share experiences and ideas about the future of mountain livelihoods and cultures. Such a gathering will enable the mountain women's networks to not only grow and strengthen as agents of change, but also to make a significant contribution to policies and practices that empower mountain women and their communities. Throughout the conference a bazaar of mountain women's products will be held. Stalls will be available for those wishing to participate. At the conference, mountain women will also prepare a message for the Earth Summit to be held in South Africa in 2002. Don't miss this unique opportunity to give mountain women a voice! Sponsorship: The Organizers expect to be able to sponsor approximately 170 participants as per assessment of means and to ensure regional / global representation. Participants and Organizations / Institutions in the developed countries are encouraged to sponsor fellow-women participants from the developing world. Your generosity will be duly recognized. The deadline for registration is 31 January 2002. For further information please contact us by e-mail at: ojaswi@icimod.org.np Fax: ++ 977 1 524509, Telephone: ++977 1 525313 ********************************************************************** 3. NEW PRESIDENT FOR TREKKING AGENTS ASSOCIATION NEPAL Suman Pandey, owner of Explore Himalaya, was recently elected as the new president of the Trekking Agents Association of Nepal (TAAN). The Trekking Agents Association of Nepal (TAAN) was formed and registered with the Kathmandu CDO Office in 1979 by a handful of trekking agents who sought to create an umbrella organization to develop and promote adventure tourism in Nepal. TAAN also plays a significant role in mitigating the impact of tourism on the fragile mountain environment. Since its establishment, the number of trekking agencies has been increasing as well as the number of members of the association (there are currently over 300 members). TAAN originally limited its membership only to Nepalese trekking agents, but later opened its associate membership to foreign organizations. TAAN members meet annually to endorse policy guidelines, which govern the Executive Body. It frequently communicates with the concerned bodies of the government to simplify the procedures and solve the problems related with trekking. TAAN has four Sub-Committees, which assist to meet its objectives. It also organizes workshops to make trekking agents aware of the rising pollution on trekking routes and other problems encountered by the trekkers and trekking agents. The executive body, which is elected every two years, has 6 office bearers, 8 Executive Members, 1 immediate Past President, 1 Chapter Representative and 1 or 3 Nominate Executive Member/s. Mr. Pandey, the new president, is the Chief Spokesperson of the association and represents it at the boards of - (1) Nepal Mountaineering Association, (2) Himalayan Rescue Association (3) Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM). His term is for two years. For more information on TAAN visit http://www.taan.org.np/ (Mr. Pandey and his wife Pragya are also the proud parents of a baby son, born October 1, 2001). ********************************************************************** 4. COMPUTERS INSTALLED IN NEPALESE HIGH SCHOOL Mahabir Pun is a Nepalese educational pioneer who is trying to break the cycle of poverty in his mountain village of Nangi by taking it into the computer age. Having founded Himanchal High School, he sees the internet as the way to improve the children's education. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1606000/1606580.stm ********************************************************************** 5. TIBETAN TEACHER IS DETAINED IN MILITARY HOSPITAL The renowned founder of a Tibetan study center in the mountains of western China is being held against his will in a Chinese military hospital, according to human rights monitors abroad. The leader, Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok, has apparently not been formally arrested, but he was forced to leave his mountain academy this summer for a military hospital in a nearby region of Sichuan Province, according to the International Campaign for Tibet in Washington, based on the accounts of witnesses. The leader's senior teachers and students have not been allowed to visit him, the rights group said, and he has not been allowed to return to his academy even as the authorities expel most students and tear down the log huts they had built over the years. The study center was founded by Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok in 1980 near the town of Sertar, 500 miles from the nearest paved road in an ethnically Tibetan zone of Sichuan Province. As word spread of his stringent traditional teachings, the camp attracted many thousands of novice monks and nuns at a time. In June the authorities, citing a threat to social order and the center's lack of official standing, began ordering residents to leave the site, saying the school could only house students from the immediate locality. The simple meditation huts and living quarters that sprawl over the hillsides began to be destroyed. The center near Sertar was never certified by the government as a monastery or school, but was tolerated for years because its leader concentrated on the study of traditional scriptures and avoided politics. But as its size and fame grew, apparently, the authorities began to see the academy as a potential threat to Communist rule, leading to this summer's crackdown. ********************************************************************** 6. POORLY PREPARED ASIAN COUNTRIES WARNED OF AIDS EPIDEMIC After years of assuming that they were safely on the sidelines of the global AIDS epidemic, many Asian countries now find themselves facing serious health crises and are often poorly prepared to respond, a new report finds. "A number of countries - for example, China, Indonesia and Vietnam - are now experiencing explosive epidemics in different population groups," says the report, released today by Monitoring the AIDS Pandemic Network, an international panel of experts affiliated with Unaids, the Joint United Nations Program on H.I.V./AIDS. The report, "The Status and Trends of the H.I.V./AIDS Epidemic in Asia and the Pacific," offers alarming snapshots from throughout the region, indicating a rapid increase in reports of H.I.V. cases, particularly among intravenous drug users and sex workers. Overall national infection rates in Asia tend to be low, less than 1 percent, compared to 10 percent in some African countries. But the report cautioned that "national averages are not particularly meaningful in the Asia context," because its epidemic had not yet "matured." In populous countries like India and China, even a low rate translates into a huge number of people who need care and can spread the disease. In some countries, low rates may reflect more inadequate reporting than the real problem. For full text of the report, see www.unaids.org/hivaidsinfo/statistics/MAP/index.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/05/international/asia/05AIDS.html?pagewanted=print ********************************************************************** 7. SNOW FORCES DISABLED U.S. CLIMBER FROM EVEREST October 16, 2001 3:51 am EST KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A U.S. mountaineer who lost his lower legs in a flying accident was forced to turn back just short of the summit of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, because of bad weather. Ed Hommer, a 45-year-old pilot from Minnesota who returned to Kathmandu on Monday, told Reuters he and his six-member team were defeated by heavy snow and fiercely strong winds on the north side of the 29,035 foot mountain. Hommer, the first double amputee to try to scale Everest from the Tibetan side, said he was "pretty disappointed" at not getting to the top of the mountain. "It was disappointing and frustrating to get so close and not get all the way up because of bad weather," Hommer said. Hommer, who lost his lower legs in 1981, said he had a problem with one of his legs during the climb. Scar tissue at the residual end of his left leg split in the extremely dry air on the mountain and it bled and hurt slightly. The leg problem, he said, was "aggravating but not debilitating." When asked whether he wanted to go back and try again, he answered with an emphatic "Yes!." A disabled American climber, Tom Whittaker, who has an artificial leg, climbed Everest in May 1998 but a Korean, Kim Hong-Bin, whose hands had been amputated, failed after reaching a height of 24,000 feet last October. A total of 984 people have climbed the Everest summit so far. ********************************************************************** 8 FIVE CLIMBERS KILLED ON PUMORI Spanish Climbers Killed in Himalayas October 19, 2001 Five Spanish mountain climbers have died in an avalanche in the Himalayas, officials said Friday. They were part of a 10-man expedition trying to reach the summit of Mount Pumori, a 23,500-foot peak in Nepal. The other five climbers were at a base camp when the avalanche occurred Tuesday and were not injured, said Alejo Uranga, a councilor in Azpeitia, the Basque hometown of one of the climbers. Uranga said the expedition leader told him by telephone he had seen the five bodies at about 18,000 feet on Pumori. That spot is hard to reach, and the bodies will probably have to be left there, said expedition leader Benantzio Irureta, according to the state news agency Efe. All five victims were in their 20s, the Nepalese tourism ministry said. http://www.outdoornetwork.com/ton_outdoorhead/2001/10/19/ap.online.regional.europe/D7F88OI80_news_ap_org.anpa.html ********************************************************************** HIMALAYAN EXPLORERS CONNECTION UPDATES ********************************************************************** 9. HEC PORTER ASSISTANCE PROJECT UPDATE: PORTER DOCUMENTARY ACCEPTED TO BANFF PORTER DOCUMENTARY TO BE SHOWN AT BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL: The documentary "Carrying the Burden" was recently selected as a finalist for the Banff Mountain Film Festival, which takes place November 2-4, 2001. The film investigates the difficult life that porters face in Nepal and includes footage from our office in Kathmandu. NEW OFFICE: The HEC and Porters' Progress offices recently moved to a new location in Lukla. The new office has additional room for storage and classrooms. NEW DONATIONS FROM OUTDOOR PRODUCTS: The HEC recently received 16 gargantuan duffel bags from Outdoor Products to help us send donated equipment to Nepal. COURIERS STILL NEEDED: We are in desperate need of couriers to help carry over the gear! If you live in the Denver/Boulder area please contact Billy at billy@mountainexplorers.org as soon as possible to help. Our garages are full! SOCKS NEEDED: For reasons we don't need to explain(!) the project is now selling socks, rather than loaning them, to porters. Porters pay just a minimal fee, and the money from the sale is then contributed to a rescue fund to assist porters that suffer injuries. Have a connection on large donations of wool or synthetic socks? Please contact Billy at billy@mountainexplorers.org ********************************************************************** 10. VOLUNTEER NEPAL HIMALAYA UPDATE After six weeks of teaching the ten participants are trekking in the Everest region during school holiday for the Hindu festival of Dasain. Some of the teachers' families are also joining them on their treks. Most of the volunteer teachers will also be participating in the Mani Rimdu festival in Tengboche Monastery. It is one of the biggest and most colorful Buddhist festivals of the year. After weeks of teaching and living with the Sherpa families participants are now feeling like part of their host families and are well acquainted with their students and the local culture. One of the participants, Mike Pollack, took his grade 2&3 students on a field trip to Tengboche to see the Eco-Center Museum for five days. The students gain "hands-on" experience and learn about their surrounding environment, including lessons on the wildlife of Sagarmatha National Park. Mike thinks his students are amazing! Even though many of the children have little travel experience they never complained of being tired on their trek and all appeared to have a great time on their adventure! After their holiday trek the teachers will be rejoining their Sherpa families and resume teaching until the winter holiday starts in mid-December. The next program begins in February, 2002 - please contact us soon if you are interested! Pasang Sherpa, pasang@everestfoundation.org ********************************************************************** 11.JOIN THE HEC KHUMBU REFORESTATION PROJECT The HEC, Manaca.com, and the Everest Foundation are teaming up to help a local community forestry group plant 20,000 trees in the Khumbu region in Nepal. The 16 day trip departs from the U.S. on April 20, 2002, and includes six days working side-by-side with a local community forestry group to collect soil, prepare the soil, and plant the saplings. There is also an optional six day extension to the Tengboche Monastery. For more information please contact us at info@mountainexplorers.org or visit http://www.mountainexplorers.org/club/reforestation.htm ********************************************************************** MONTHLY FEATURES ********************************************************************** 12. INTERNET CONNECTION: WHAT'S NEW ON THE WEB (CIWEC Medical Clinic) The CIWEC Clinic Travel Medicine Center is one of the best sources of Western medical care in Nepal and one of the most famous destination travel medicine clinics in the world. The Web page has comprehensive answers to Frequently Asked Questions, including information on immunizations, travelers diarrhea, and altitude awareness. They also publish an e-mail newsletter that comes out periodically with updates on immunizations and other health matters in Nepal. A "must" for anyone traveling to Nepal. Visit www.ciwec-clinic.com 13. DID YOU KNOW? THE MEANING OF DASAIN... Dasain, which started on October 17, is the longest and most important festival of Nepal. Everyone stays home with their families, offices close and Radio Nepal plays Dasain music. The skies of Kathmandu are filled with kites and the marketplaces are filled with farmers bringing their buffaloes, goats and chicken to sell. The animals are to be sacrificed on the night of Kal Ratri to the goddess Durga to celebrate her victory over evil. On the day of Dashami, everyone puts on new clothes and goes to honor their family elders, where they receive large red tikas of vermilion paste on their foreheads. In the following days of Dasain, families and friends unite, feasts are consumed, blessings are imparted and gifts are exchanged. Nepal's most beloved festival ends with the full moon on October 31, 2001. ********************************************************************** MEMBER POSTINGS ********************************************************************** 14A. LOOKING FOR INFO ON GOKYO/EVEREST BC My daughter and I are planning a trip to Nepal in April and are looking for a few people who have been trekking and could answer questions. We have been doing a lot of research and have a lot of the trip together, but we would like to ask a few questions to those who have been there recently. We will be doing the Gokyo/Everest BC trek. Your help would be appreciated. David Duffy, David.Duffy@esis.com 14B. PHYSICIAN SEEKS TO VOLUNTEER IN NEPAL I am a primary care physician in Canada. I recently returned from a month in Nepal including trekking to Base Camp. I thoroughly enjoyed the people & the country & would like to volunteer medically. Any leads would be appreciated. Dave Hoag M.D.,C.C.F.P., choag@auracom.com 14C. LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON HELPING HAND CLUB NEPAL I am going to be volunteering for November and December in the Chitwan region with Helping Hand Club Nepal. I was wondering if any one has any knowledge or experience with this organization. Diane LoPiccolo, dougfircone@yahoo.com 14D. SEATTLE COURIERS NEEDED FOR ORPHANAGE We have 8 duffle bags (35 lb. each) stuffed full of new clothes and new teddy bears collected for children in a Kathmandu orphanage. The University Rotary Club of Seattle, member of Rotary International, asks you to help courier these bags to Nepal. If you can take a bag or two, please contact me. Karon Fenton, KaronF@cs.com ********************************************************************** CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION (UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2001) ********************************************************************** ARUN TREKS & EXPEDITIONS. Personal Service. Good Value. Great Times. Trekking, Climbing, Mountaineering, Horseback & Overland Touring. Asia, Africa, S.America, Europe. Customized itineraries and group discounts available. Please contact us for further information. Phone: 888-495-8735 or 512-407-8314 info@aruntreks.com http://www.aruntreks.com EARTHBOUND EXPEDITIONS - Himalayan Adventure Travel. Join us for small group, eco-friendly, impeccably planned treks, tours, climbing, and guide services to the Himalaya, from the high peaks to the lowland jungles. Special SPRING trips to Mustang and Mera Peak. Phone: 716-317-4964 www.trekthehimalaya.com damian@trekthehimalaya.com Explore Himalaya: Can arrange individual/group holidays to all destinations in Nepal, India, and Tibet. High altitude treks & climbing, mountain biking, and white water rafting. Contact Suman Pandey, PO Box 4902, Kathmandu, Nepal Fax: 977-1-252 115 adventur@mos.com.np Join the Himalayan Explorers Connection in the Himalayas! In March 2002 Pemba Sherpa leads Everest trek with Island Peak. The trip include an excursion "off the beaten path" to Sewangma, where Pemba grew up and the location of the HEC Bridge Project, and to the Sano-Gomela School project. Phone: 303-998-0101. info@mountainexplorers.org A HIMALAYA, AFRICA, ACONCAGUA INEXPENSIVE climb with Daniel Mazur. Amadablam, Kangchenjunga, 7000m snowpeaks, EVEREST, Cho-oyu, Manaslu, KILIMANJARO-TREK, Kenya rock climb Phone: 206-329-4107 summitclimb@earthlink.net www.summitclimb.com Ladakh, India; captivatingly beautiful mountain desert-scapes and Tibetan nomads. Kanchenjunga, Nepal; huge rewards for the intrepid, classic trekking as good as it gets. Everest with Jamie McGuinness, who wrote the guide book to it...Wild treks, but as fun as they come. http://www.project-himalaya.com NEPAL, SIKKIM, BHUTAN & TIBET. Scheduled treks & tours with USA leader of 33 Sierra Club Himalayan trips. From $425. Custom itineraries too. Off-the-beaten track areas. Environmentally sensitive and porter friendly. Peter Owens' Asian Treks. Phone: 800-223-1813 or 510-222-5307 petertrek@worldnet.att.net http://www.instantweb.com/p/peterowens World of Wonder Adventures, Inc. - The adventure travel specialists that personally take you to the places you've always wanted to go, to do the things you have always wanted to do. Visit our website at http://www.wowadventure.com for upcoming adventures including Everest Base Camp and Mt Kilimanjaro - Africa. 888-4-WOW-FUN wowadventure@earthlink.net ********************************************************************** TRAVEL Himalayan Treasures and Travel. We have seats to Kathmandu all the time. Call us for the best price and best service. We book for many HEC members and give HEC discounts! Call 800-223-1813 or 510-222-5307. govindsh@himtrek.com http://www.himalayantrekking.com. ********************************************************************** VOLUNTEER/STUDY ABROAD Volunteer Nepal Himalaya offers participants a unique opportunity to teach English in Sherpa villages in the Himalayas, near Mt. Everest. Accommodations are with local families. While not teaching, participants work on community service projects or explore the endless trails and villages of the Khumbu region. For more information, please contact the Himalayan Explorers Connection at info@mountainexplorers.org or call (303)998-0101. Bridges-PRTD now accepting applications for Fall 2002 expedition (Sep 7 - Dec 10, 2002). This study/volunteer work program focuses on tourism development in a remote valley of Nepal; includes full Everest trek, optional excursion to India. $1800 plus personal expense. Open to students and non-students. www.bridges-prtd.com or e-mail seth@bridges-prtd.com The Nepal Volunteer Handbook offers potential volunteers everything they will need to know about volunteering in Nepal, including a personal skills assessment, background on the history of foreign assistance in Nepal, tips for ensuring a worthwhile experience, and information on over 50 volunteer leads. Contact the HEC at (303)998-0101 or info@mountainexplorers.org Porters' Progress, a Nepal-based initiative of the Himalayan Explorers Connection that serves to promote the empowerment, education, and safe treatment of Nepali trekking porters is currently looking for a volunteer to assist our local staff in Kathmandu with the organization and operation of our Clothing Lending Program and Tourist Education Programs. Work will include establishing creative means of promoting tourist awareness of the importance of porter safety in the mountains, assisting staff with inventory and maintenance, and being an advocate for porters' rights in Nepal. This is an opportunity to contribute to a dynamic new initiative, and to make your voice heard! If you are interested please contact Ben Ayers at ben@mountainexplorers.org ********************************************************************** HOW TO POST ON HIMALAYANET (1) Send your HimalayaNet postings to himalayanet@mountainexplorers.org Be sure to include your membership number in your e-mail. Only members can post on HimalayaNet. If you've lost your membership card, E-mail the HEC at info@mountainexplorers.org. (2) Put your E-mail address at the bottom of your posting. (3) Send responses to postings directly to the author at the address listed. (4) If you receive responses to your posting, please send the moderator (himalayanet@mountainexplorers.org) a summary if the topic is of general interest so it can be sent it out to all subscribers in the next issue. ********************************************************************** HIMALAYAN EXPLORERS CONNECTION MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION The Himalayan Explorers Connection (HEC) is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that seeks to promote a better understanding of and respect for the environment and cultures of the Himalayan Region. The HEC coordinates education, assistance, and cross-cultural experiences for members, volunteers, trekkers, and Himalayan residents. Members can receive e-mail and postal mail, store luggage, use our Internet phone to call the U.S. (no cost), and browse through trip reports at our Clubhouses in Kathmandu and Islamabad, Pakistan. In addition, members receive discounts with many hotels, restaurants, shops, and travel agents. 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